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air·less
/
ˈɛər
lɪs
/
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[
air
-lis
]
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adjective
1.
lacking air.
2.
that is without fresh air; stuffy:
a dark, airless hallway.
3.
that is without a breeze; still:
an airless July day.
Origin:
1595–1605;
air
1
+
-less
Related forms
air·less·ness,
noun
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airless
(ˈɛəlɪs)
—
adj
1.
lacking fresh air; stuffy or sultry
2.
devoid of air
'airlessness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Airless
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So is
flibbertigibbet
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ort
. Does it mean:
So is
gobo
. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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He knows how she loves walking, that she gets restless in the afternoon
sometimes, sitting in her little
airless
cage.
It was less than a hundred and fifty square feet-small, hot, and
airless
.
It also sloped downward, subtly but visibly, in a strange and
airless
clarity.
It's the same principle that makes satellites travel their elliptical orbits
out in
airless
space.
In that case the whole atmosphere might have frozen and snowed out on the dark side, leaving the planet
airless
and barren.
These pores enable the mangrove to get the air that it needs to thrive in an otherwise
airless
environment.
Sealers maybe of water or solvent base, usually applied by
airless
spray or direct roll coating, respectively.
Its houses are simultaneously full of drafts and
airless
.
We ducked through a bright green curtain into a tiny
airless
room piled with books and smelling of incense and human sweat.
Astronomers estimate the age of
airless
planets, moons, and asteroids by counting craters.
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